tebut

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic تَابُوت‎ (tābūt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛˈbuːt/

Noun

tebut m (plural twiebet)

  1. coffin; casket
    • (Genesis 50:26 KJV)
      U Ġużeppi miet ta' mija u għaxar snin; ibbalzmawħ u qegħduh f'tebut l-Eġittu.
      So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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